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New PMR patient, wondering if mornings will become pain free someday

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jun 1 11:10am | Replies (120)
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@chzuck

Every case seems to be different. I have been dealing with PMR since late 2020. You may want to deal with some pain instead of increasing Prednisone. In the last year I have been dealing with "thin skin" where you bruise very easily, and your skin tears with just a little brush or scrape. PMR doctor says it is the Prednisone. Looking into taking Methotrexate, but I am wondering if I will be just trading side effects. My PMR came within a few months after COVID vax. So it's a crap shoot as to how your story will go.

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valerie6062 | @valerie6062 | May 1 8:12pm

I was taking prednisone and methotrexate simultaneously for LCA or GCA but my rheumatologist decided that there was no benefit. So now he has me on Actemra as well as the dreaded prednisone. I am to take the Actemra for another 6 mths. My blood results are in normal range but doctors think there is something else going on with my blood vessels so am having scans. I have not tried to split my dose but certainly have had problems in the morning , not with pain but with general "fog in the brain" .
Yes, thin skin is a problem especially when 81 years old. Even my watch face winder is leaving red marks on my hand.

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